HW-MN0804798 – Residency
4th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804798 @133031
Dec 29 – 30, 2025 · South Africa
South Africa · Dec 2025
39 m
Deepest dive
1:40
Longest dive
29
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 1
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 | 56 m | — | 39 m |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 38 m | — | 29 m |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 26 m | — | 24 m |
Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled
Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting
Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelledDepth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.
Dives
39 m
Deepest dive
1:40
Longest dive
29
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
1
Days first → last
Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →Dive profile
modelledDepth shaped by the seafloor limit here (56 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Dec 29, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 56 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 26 m – 56 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.